TXredbeard
Junior Member
What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Texas
My wife and I just created our wills and will sign them (with Notary and Self Proving Affidavit) tomorrow. We don't have a safe deposit box and probably won't have one set up before my wife and I fly overseas. We want to make sure the arrangements in our will are honored for our 3 year old daughter in case something should happen to us.
I've read (online) that it isn't a good idea to make copies of a signed will because this can complicate the process of creating a new one. However, I'd like to have my mother (the only relative who lives in the same state) keep the original, and keep a copy of the signed will in our safe and scanned to our PC. This way if our house burns down, etc. there is still a will. I'd also like to have a backup plan in case my mother lost the original or something else happened to it.
If we make changes to our will, we should be able to get the copy my mother keeps to destroy it. Also, she isn't a beneficiary of the will (but she is named as an executor). Is this a really bad idea to keep a signed copy in our safe and on our computer? My logic is, we would want to get the original from her either way, and so long as we are alive we will know where the copy is. Am I missing something here?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
My wife and I just created our wills and will sign them (with Notary and Self Proving Affidavit) tomorrow. We don't have a safe deposit box and probably won't have one set up before my wife and I fly overseas. We want to make sure the arrangements in our will are honored for our 3 year old daughter in case something should happen to us.
I've read (online) that it isn't a good idea to make copies of a signed will because this can complicate the process of creating a new one. However, I'd like to have my mother (the only relative who lives in the same state) keep the original, and keep a copy of the signed will in our safe and scanned to our PC. This way if our house burns down, etc. there is still a will. I'd also like to have a backup plan in case my mother lost the original or something else happened to it.
If we make changes to our will, we should be able to get the copy my mother keeps to destroy it. Also, she isn't a beneficiary of the will (but she is named as an executor). Is this a really bad idea to keep a signed copy in our safe and on our computer? My logic is, we would want to get the original from her either way, and so long as we are alive we will know where the copy is. Am I missing something here?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
